PECO shut off power to 4,100 customers to fix transformer

PECO workers look inside an electrical substation at the corner of Bridge and Wheatland streets in Phoenixville, Pa., after a fire damaged equipment and caused power to be cut to half the borough while they fixed the issue Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013. (Photo by Tom Kelly III)

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